"Alternet reports on Verizon's stated plan to overturn the Federal Communications Commission's Open Internet Order and charge selective tolls for access to internet content."

While Verizon and other ISPs are already raking in immense profits from connecting users to the Internet, they see even higher margins in being able to tell us where to go once we're online. By charging a premium so wealthy businesses can jump to the front of the line, they're playing a game with data delivery that would shove all other sites to the back.

If major sites like Google, Wikipedia, Facebook, etc blocked Verizon customers from getting to the site.
All they'd see is a message saying "Your ISP is forcing us to pay them for something that costs them nothing."

Wasn't Google's intention in the first place when getting into the ISP market to try to break up the stagnation of the current corporations? I thought I read that somewhere... I could be wrong though.

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Originally Posted by frickfrock999

You what'd be hilarious?

If major sites like Google, Wikipedia, Facebook, etc blocked Verizon customers from getting to the site.
All they'd see is a message saying "Your ISP is forcing us to pay them for something that costs them nothing."

Then give a link to Google Fiber.

That would be the best response ever. Honestly, Verizon needs to be put in its place. Set an example.

Nice to seem American corporations are doing everything they can to give us China-tier internet.

Except ours is a little better. Instead of the government blocking things for us, we have them spying on us. The blocking is going to be left to corporations so they can make money. Man I love this country!